[角] Handwritten Kanji for horn and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “角” (kado); Kanji for “horn”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “角” (kado)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “角”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
角	カク かど つの	kaku kado tsuno	7	角	horn

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “角”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
角餅	かくもち	kakumochi	rice cakes cut into rectangles
角が潰れた段ボール箱	かどがつぶれただんぼーるばこ	kado ga tsubureta danbo-rubako	Cardboard box with crushed corner
角のある鹿	つののあるしか	tsuno no aru shika	Horned deer

 

角（つの）= horn